METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING SETS OF USER COMMENTS AS ANSWERS TO A QUESTION

• US 20130183652A1
• Filed: 01/18/2012
• Published: 07/18/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 01/18/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Oath Inc. (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Yahoo! Inc. (Apollo Global Management, Inc.)
• Inventors: JAIN, Vidit
• Application Number:
  US13/352,651
• Publication Number:
  US 20130183652A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 434/352
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 7/00 Electrically-operated teaching apparatus or devices working with questions and answers mechanically operated G09B3/00; computing arrangements G06F

Abstract

A computer-implemented method of providing sets of user comments as answers to a question includes receiving a question from a user. The question includes information posted by the user on a website. The computer-implemented method also includes constructing a query from the question. Further, the computer-implemented method includes analyzing the query. Furthermore, the computer-implemented method includes extracting the sets of user comments related to the question from a database. Moreover, the computer-implemented method includes rendering the sets of user comments as answers to the question.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for providing sets of user comments as answers to a question, the computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving the question from a user, wherein the question comprises information posted by the user on a website;

constructing a query from the question;

analyzing the query;

extracting the sets of user comments related to the question from a database; and

rendering the sets of user comments to the user, wherein the sets of user comments are answers to the question.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the sets of user comments are posted by one or more users on one or more websites.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the constructing is based on contextual analysis and user preferences.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 3, wherein the constructing comprises:

identifying a plurality of entities and correlated responses of the user.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 4, wherein the plurality of entities comprises named entities and related entities.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the analyzing comprises:

identifying the query as one of an information seeking query and a discussion oriented query; and

categorizing the query based on the identifying.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the extracting comprises:

querying the database with the query.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 and further comprising:

filtering the sets of user comments to render relevant answers to the user.

9. A computer program product stored on a non-transitory computer-readable medium that when executed by a processor, performs a method for providing sets of user comments as answers to a question, comprising:

receiving the question from a user, wherein the question includes information posted by the user on a website;

constructing a query from the question;

analyzing the query;

extracting the sets of user comments related to the question from a database; and

rendering the sets of user comments to the user, wherein the sets of user comments as answers to the question.

10. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein the plurality of sets of comments are posted by one or more users on one or more websites.

11. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein the constructing is based on contextual analysis and user preferences.

12. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the constructing comprises:

identifying a plurality of entities and correlated responses of the user.

13. The computer program product of claim 12 wherein the plurality of entities includes named entities and related entities.

14. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein the analyzing comprises:

identifying the query as one of an information seeking query and a discussion oriented query; and

categorizing the query based on the identifying.

15. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein the extracting comprises:

querying the database with the query.

16. The computer program product of claim 9, further comprising:

filtering the sets of user comments to render relevant answers to the user.

17. A system for providing sets of user comments as answers to a question, the system comprising:

a web interface that receives the question posted by a user on a website;

a query engine that constructs a query from the question;

a database, communicatively coupled to the web interface, that stores one or more user comments posted on one or more websites; and

a retrieval engine that extracts the sets of user comments related to the question from the database.

18. The system of claim 17 and further comprising:

an analyzing module that identifies the query as one of an information seeking query and a discussion oriented query.

19. The system of claim 17, wherein the query engine comprises:

a query constructor that constructs the query from the question; and

a query categorization module that categorizes the query as one of the information seeking query and the discussion oriented query.

20. The system of claim 17, wherein the web interface renders the sets of user comments as answers to the question.